http://www.voicesdivine.com Bahai audio books & podcast recordings of writings, prayers, news, & community messages for lovers of Bahaullah Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:38:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Bahai audio books & podcast recordings of writings, prayers, news, & community messages for lovers of Bahaullah VoicesDivine no © 2008-2010 VoicesDivine.com and others VoicesDivine.com Baha'i Podcasts https://www.voicesdivine.com/main/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.voicesdivine.com http://www.voicesdivine.com/news/web-site-offers-information-for-visiting-bahai-gardens-shrines/ http://www.voicesdivine.com/news/web-site-offers-information-for-visiting-bahai-gardens-shrines/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:19:28 +0000 John Iron http://news.voicesdivine.com/?p=242 http://www.voicesdivine.com/news/web-site-offers-information-for-visiting-bahai-gardens-shrines/feed/ 0 Acre,Akka,Akko,Báb,Baha'i,Bahá'u'lláh,Bahji,gardens,Haifa,Israel,shrine,UNESCO A new Web site with information for visiting the Baha'i shrines and gardens in Haifa and Acre was introduced today by the Baha'i International Community. (http://news.voicesdivine.com/wp-content/uploads/news/20090319-BWNS-705-150.jpg) 2009 March 19, HAIFA, Israel (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=2&ll=32.813346,34.986874&spn=0.008575,0.016522&t=h&z=17) - A new Web site with information for visiting the Baha'i shrines and gardens in Haifa (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=2&ll=32.813346,34.986874&spn=0.008575,0.016522&t=h&z=17) and Acre (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=2&t=h&ll=32.944041,35.092328&spn=0.008562,0.016522&z=17) was introduced today by the Baha'i International Community. The Web site gives details about tours, hours, and the gardens themselves, as well as information about visiting the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh in Acre and the Shrine of the Báb in Haifa. The shrines are the resting places of the founders of the Baha'i Faith. Letting people know what to expect when they visit the properties is a major aim of the Web site, said Albert Lincoln, secretary general of the Baha'i International Community. The site gives maps and suggestions for visitors, answers frequently asked questions, and also notes when people might find the gardens closed, such as on Baha'i holy days. The launch of the Web site - called "The Baha'i Gardens" - coincides with an expanded array of public tours. Half a million people come to the properties each year, making them among the most visited sites in the eastern Mediterranean region. Last year the shrines and gardens were inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list as having "outstanding universal value" for humanity. A major impetus for creating the Web site was to make visitor information available in the local languages, Mr. Lincoln said. In addition to English, the site already offers Hebrew, and Arabic will be added as soon as possible. Hebrew and Arabic are the official languages of Israel. Public tours have changed in that people may check the Web site for the hours of the main "Panorama Tour" and the languages in which it is offered. Reservations are no longer required. More specialized tours are available for groups, depending on their interests. Such tours must be arranged ahead of time. "Organized groups often want a more in-depth experience," Mr. Lincoln said. "They want to learn more, in addition to visiting the gardens." Besides providing practical details for visitors, the new Web site includes information about the Baha'i Faith and also such resource material as extracts from an architectural study of the Baha'i properties in Acre and Haifa. The address of the new Web site is www.ganbahai.org.il. (http://www.ganbahai.org.il/en/) VoicesDivine no http://www.voicesdivine.com/news/holy-day-marks-116th-anniversary-of-the-passing-of-baha%e2%80%99u%e2%80%99llah/ http://www.voicesdivine.com/news/holy-day-marks-116th-anniversary-of-the-passing-of-baha%e2%80%99u%e2%80%99llah/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 17:19:33 +0000 John Iron http://news.voicesdivine.com/?p=217 http://www.voicesdivine.com/news/holy-day-marks-116th-anniversary-of-the-passing-of-baha%e2%80%99u%e2%80%99llah/feed/ 0 Acre,acsention,Akka,Akko,Baha'i,Bahá'u'lláh,Bahji,death,Israel Four hundred Bahá’í pilgrims will be among the thousand followers of Bahá’u’lláh from around the world who gather at His burial site on May 29th at 3 a.m. (http://news.voicesdivine.com/wp-content/uploads/news/20080528-BWNS-636-150.jpg) 28 May 2008, ACRE, Israel (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=32.943681,35.092456&spn=0.008563,0.016522&t=h&z=17) - Four hundred Bahá’í pilgrims will be among the thousand followers of Bahá’u’lláh from around the world who gather at His burial site on 29 May at 3 a.m. to commemorate the 116th anniversary of His passing. Around the globe, tens of thousands more will turn their faces in the direction of the same shrine – for Bahá’ís, the holiest spot on earth – in remembrance of the night in 1892 that Bahá’u’lláh passed away at His home near Acre in the Holy Land. His remains were entombed on the same property, now a site of pilgrimage for members of the Baha’i Faith the world over. Many of those who attend the program at the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh will also be able to visit His home, the Mansion of Bahji, for a few minutes of private prayer in the very room where He spent His final hours. The room is maintained exactly as it was during the time of Bahá’u’lláh – even a pair of His shoes is there for the pilgrims to see. Bahá’u’lláh was born in Tehran, Iran, but He and a large group of His followers were banished from their native land in 1853 and forced to go first to Baghdad, then on to what was the Ottoman Empire and the remote prison city of Acre. Pilgrims also are able to visit His prison cell in the old walled city and three houses, including the one at Bahji, where He eventually was able to stay when authorities eased the stricter confinement of the prison barracks. Baha’is believe that Bahá’u’lláh is the Messenger of God for this age, the most recent in a line of divine educators that includes Buddha, Jesus, Krishna, Mohammed, Moses, and Zoroaster, among others. The anniversary of the Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh is one of nine holy days on which Baha’is suspend work. John Iron no 2:50